This graphic shows how plastic balls are protecting LA's water supply
Why reservoirs across the city have thousands of 'shade balls' floating on the surfaceThe city of Los Angeles has dumped millions of small black balls into the city’s reservoirs in an effort to protect...
View ArticleCalifornia's reservoirs are fuller than you think
On a recent trip to Wyoming, I was talking to one of the locals about the drought back home in Southern California. She had heard that it was so bad that people were going to communal showers to...
View ArticleThe drought is going to cost California nearly $3 billion
California's ongoing drought will cost the economy in the most populous U.S. state an estimated $2.74 billion in 2015 and lead to the loss of 10,000 seasonal farm jobs, despite overall health in the...
View ArticleThis could be the storm system California's been waiting for
This year's El Niño weather event is expected to be exceptionally strong, hence the name "Bruce Lee." The California drought could end as a result of heavy rains brought on by the storms, but there is...
View ArticleLA County leaders have been washing their cars 2-3 per week amid the worst...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Despite a devastating four-year drought that has forced strict water conservation measures across California, most Los Angeles County supervisors still have their cars washed...
View ArticleOne horrifying photo highlights the severity of California's drought
In case you needed more proof that California is in the midst of a serious drought, a new study published September 14 in the journal Nature Climate Change confirms it: the snowpack in the Sierra...
View ArticleAt least 400 more houses have been destroyed by California's unrelenting...
At least 400 homes and hundreds of other buildings have gone up in flames and one person has been killed in a Northern California wildfire that ranks as the most destructive this summer in the U.S....
View ArticleA daring escape from a massive forest fire caught on video
The Valley Fire is wreaking havoc in California. Now at an estimated 61,000 acres, according to the Los Angeles Times, the fire spread through the town of Middleton and the surrounding area so quickly...
View ArticleA California town of 1,300 has been devastated by the Valley fire
The Northern California town of Middletown is devastated by wildfires.Produced by Adam BanickiFollow INSIDER: On FacebookJoin the conversation about this story »
View ArticleFirefighters are finally catching up to two massive wildfires in California
(Reuters) - Firefighters were gaining ground on two major wildfires in drought-stricken California on Saturday as the tally of destroyed homes rises and searchers look for more people reported missing,...
View ArticleCareer wildfire photographer was shocked by what he saw this summer in...
Fire-chasing photographer Stuart Palley has seen his share of wildfires, but this year's extreme season has blown him away.After photographing the Lake Fire in San Bernardino, California in June 2015,...
View ArticleCalifornians cut their water use because of the drought, now utilities are...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Their lawns dry and their trees on the verge of dying, Californians have dramatically cut water use during the state's relentless drought, only to learn that many local...
View ArticleThis year's El Niño is shaping up to be one of the most powerful on record
If you've been paying attention to the weather news at all lately, you'll know that it's a big year for a weather event called El Niño.The complex phenomenon could bring warmer, wetter weather to the...
View ArticleA Los Angeles resident powered through enough water for nearly 100 homes —...
California is in the middle of its fourth year of drought. Experts say it's the worst the state has seen in 1,200 years.Dwindling reservoirs, shrinking lakes, and dried-up farm fields are everywhere —...
View ArticleThere's an unexpected and worrisome outcome of the California drought
A new State of the Air report from the American Lung Association found that years of drought have deteriorated California's air quality.Using data gathered between 2011 and 2013, the report evaluated...
View ArticleThis 10-second graphic puts California's drought into terrifying perspective
California will hopefully get slammed with a fair amount of El Niño's wrath of rains this winter. But even a few months of extreme wetness won't end its crushing drought, which has been insidiously...
View ArticleWhy my parents made me shower with a bucket when I went home for the holidays
Flying home to Los Angeles from New York every year for the holidays has its perks. LA boasts copious amounts of space, sun, and produce — a luxurious respite from the dark, cramped corners of NYC.But...
View ArticleWhy my parents made me shower with a bucket when I went home for the holidays
Flying home to Los Angeles from New York every year for the holidays has its perks. LA boasts copious amounts of space, sun, and produce — a luxurious respite from the dark, cramped corners of NYC.But...
View ArticleMillions of trees are 'teetering on death' in California
Millions of California's trees could be on the verge of dying, having been severely stressed by the drought plaguing the state.If the drought continues, even more trees are at risk of becoming...
View ArticleBLAZED! This California pot farmer lost all his weed to a wildfire
Mike Ray raced down California Highway 26 toward a mountainside engulfed in flames.The pot entrepreneur had been at an event in San Francisco when he got an urgent call from his brother. The Butte...
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